Meet Boris, Natasha and Rocky! They are three of our registered Berkshire breeding pigs. We got them the day after Christmas (2014), from Thorton Family Berkshires in Alabama. In 2019, we added another proven sow named Eve and a young boar we named Wall-E to add diversity to our bloodlines.

We have a small breeding program and are members of the American Berkshire Association as breeders. We are raising the pigs naturally, on pasture and without hormones or any unnecessary antibiotics. All our feed is 100% non-GMO and comes from a local farm that grows and mills it fresh for us. They enjoy fresh air and sunshine, with plenty of room to root, run and just be pigs. They play a vital role in the natural cycle of our farm, by eating the garden extras and then producing manure to improve the soil.

Currently for sale: We usually have a good selection of barrows and gilts for sale, from eight weeks to nine months of age. They are all registered and trained to electric fence. We take reservations for boars with a $50 non-refundable deposit, otherwise all males are cut by seven days of age, per breed standard. Feel free to contact us for pricing and availability. Call 559-347-7646, message us on Facebook, or hit the mail button above. We are currently sold out of all breeding stock but hope to have new litters coming this Spring!

Why the Berkshire Breed?We chose the Berkshire breed for a variety of reasons. The first being that they are a heritage breed of hog, whose pure bloodline dates back to England more than 350 years ago. They were brought to the United States in the 1800s and the American Berkshire Association, which was founded in 1875, was the first purebred hog breeders association. Raising and breeding heritage breeds is important to maintain genetic diversity. Berkshires fell out of favor with the pork industry, due to the fact that they grow more slowly and do not do well in the confinement of factory farming.

Berkshires are known for being hardy hogs, who do well on pasture and have friendly and curious dispositions. Their meat is darker and more flavorful, with more fat marbling, and has been said to be the best tasting pork of all. Some have made the comparison of it being the Kobe beef of the pork world. In Japan, Berkshire meat is called Kurobuta and his highly sought after and very expensive; a whole ham can sell for more than $120.